When and Where: September 15, 2026 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Franklin Pierce University 3, Southern New Hampshire University 2
Records: SNHU 2-9, FPU 4-8
Freshman Lyla Thomas (Fond Du Lac, Wisc.) notched a career-high 22 kills on .311 hitting, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team saw Franklin Pierce University rally for a 3-2 victory Tuesday night at the Stan Spirou Field House.
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire was ahead 2-1 and serving for match point, up 24-23 in the fourth set, Franklin Pierce recorded the next three points to force a deciding fifth set.
- It was 10-10 in the fifth when the Ravens reeled off five of the next six to take the match.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire has lost four straight.
- Franklin Pierce leads the all-time series, 32-31. The teams have split the last 12 meetings, though Franklin Pierce has now captured four of five, including three. The Ravens have now won three-in-a-row at the Field House, with SNHU's last victory there coming Oct. 21, 2023 (3-0).
- Sophomore Elizabeth Descheneaux (Methuen, Mass.) registered 12 kills on .286 hitting.
- Fifth year Meri Ibrahimi (Woburn, Mass.) collected 22 digs.
- Freshman Emma Martinez (Plano, Texas) handed out 47 assists.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen are off until next Tuesday (Sept. 22) at 6 p.m. when they take on cross-town rival Saint Anselm College.
- SNHU is back home Saturday, Sept. 26 (1 p.m.) when it plays host to Assumption University at the Field House.
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